Creating Web sites:

Suggestions for Cultural Themes  

 

Amusement parks

Amusement park web site review

Amusement parks around the world

Health

Describing one¡¯s diet

Discussing health

Diet, ailments, and exercise

 

Animals

Animals of different cultures and their symbols

 

Holidays

Holidays from one¡¯s country

Holidays from other countries

Holiday web site review

Different national and religious holiday

Architecture

Buildings and monuments in different countries

Comparing information about buildings

Architecture in different countries

Literature

Stories of identical themes expressed in different cultural stories 

Famous authors

Opinion about a story from a cultural perspective

Summary and evaluation of a favorite novel

Authors around the world

 

Art

Writing about artists

Writing an art review

Artists around the world

Money

Business

Shopping

Astrology

Writing about Astrological signs

Western and Chinese Astrology

 

Movies

Movie and movie stars

Writing a comparative movie review

of two movies in two cultures  

 

Cities

Expressing opinion about overpopulation

Writing a review about places to visit in a city

 

Music

Talking about favorite albums

Songs and type of music

A musician

Different types of music around the world

 

Crime

Criminal behavior

Crime prevention

Exploring crime and punishment in different countries

 

News

Newspaper articles

News around the world

 

Culture

Meanings of proverbs and gestures

Folktales of different cultures and countries

Writing about a cultural group

Customs around the world

Festivals around the world

 

People

Famous people (around the world) 

Admired person

 

Education

Comparing top-rated schools

Education in different countries

 

Science

Discoveries and Inventions

Scientific discoveries around the world

 

 

Family and Marriage

Wedding customs from different countries

Travel

 Talking about hotel preferences

 Travel plans

   Scan for hotel and flight information

Food

Giving information about food (Different uses of food in different cultures)  

Expressing opinions about restaurants (of the same food in different restaurants)

Recipes

Typical meals around the world